Oh, hell to the yes, it’s a divorce. 

By on October 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM
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La Cieca extends her congratulations to her little sister Opera Chic for a namecheck in the AP story by Ronald Blum on the Met’s 2009-10 production cutbacks. According to Blum’s story, dropping Ghosts of Versailles from the Met’s repertoire will save “more than $1 million.” In the unfortunately ongoing “more bad news” section, La Cieca…

By on November 14, 2008 at 1:15 PM
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Now, La Cieca asks you, cher public. Wouldn’t you think that someone as experienced in deconstructing Mozart as Gerard Mortier would find some new take on the role of the coy Zerlina, instead of all this “I would and then I waver, I tremble to depa-art” nonsense. Well, yes, you would, and so would La…

By on November 06, 2008 at 10:36 PM
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La Cieca doesn’t know how she manages it, but somehow Opera Chic managed to be first to get her hands on the official “debut” photos of The Schrott Tot. More perfectly adorable photo scans of l’il Tiago Aruã and his very attractive mom and dad are on the Chic’s site.

By on September 18, 2008 at 3:20 PM
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Opera Chic reports this morning that Gerard Mortier is throwing his hat in the, uh, Ring for the co-directorship of the Bayreuth Festival.  The Belgian intendant is reportedly teaming up with Nike Wagner to apply for the top Bayreuth spot to be vacated as soon as it can be pried from Wolfgang Wagner‘s cold dead…

By on August 25, 2008 at 11:22 AM
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With his usual impeccable taste, Ed Rosen has posted five selections of prime Giuseppe di Stefano on his Premiere Opera Podcast page. Investigative Operachic follows reactions in the Italian media. Opera News has republished a profile of the tenor from 2000 with some representative di Stefano anecdotes. And here di Stefano appears on Il Musichiere,…

By on March 03, 2008 at 10:29 PM
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Operachic reports, and further sources confirm, that tenor Giuseppe di Stefano died earlier today after an illness lasting several years. He was 87.

By on March 03, 2008 at 11:02 AM
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